Gallery: The best photos from around the world

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

A man walks past a store that has closed ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis on October 12, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Typhoon Hagibis is the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan this year and has been classed by the Japan Meteorological Agency as a 'violent typhoon' - the highest category on Japans typhoon scale.Credit:Getty Images

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Dancing on the main stage during the 18th Auckland Diwali Festival on October 12, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. The Auckland Diwali Festival is one of Auckland's biggest and most colourful cultural festivals, celebrating traditional and contemporary Indian culture. Credit:Getty Images

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Michael Rofeni of the 'Fula'aro' male panpipe and dancers and part of the Solomon Islands Cultural Group, dances during a final rehearsal session at Ginger Beach before heading to Australia on October 11, 2019 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Credit:Getty Images

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Mourners pay respects at the residence of Czech singer Karel Gott on October 11, 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic. Karel Gott passed away last week at the age of 80 after suffering from acute leukaemia. He sold tens of millions of albums in a career spanning almost six decades.Credit:Getty Images

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Peter Vodanovich driving Motorsport Toyota 86, crashes out during the Toyota 86 Racing Series practice session, at the Bathurst 1000, which is part of the Supercars Championship at Mount Panorama on October 12, 2019 in Bathurst, Australia.Credit:Getty Images

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Artur Dalaloyan of Russia competes on Pommel Horse during The Men's All-Around Final of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Hanns Martin Schleyer Hall on October 11, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. Credit:Getty Images

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SWAT personnel take positions as prisoners gather outside their cells inside the maximum security compound of the New Bilibid Prison following an explosion caused by an improvised explosive device on October 11, 2019 in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. Credit:Getty Images

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Golfers make their way up the 11th fairway during Day two of the Italian Open at Olgiata Golf Club on October 11, 2019 in Rome, Italy. Credit:Getty Images